![]() Leonora Carrington has been a hot commodity in publishing since the publication of her Complete Stories and the republication of Down Below. Penelope and her group in Chicago are the ones to come up with the phrase, "Make Love Not War." This book chronicles a time, post-World War II and beyond, where the spirit of surrealism met the radical activism of student movements in the 60's. Includes pieces/profiles/interviews with artists Penelope has known such as Leonora Carrington, Mimi Parent, Toyen, Ted Joans, Jayne Cortez, and Man Ray. and beyond, who has gotten to know a wide variety of artists most associated with this movement in the latter half of the 20th century. Unlike the academic texts likely to come out this year celebrating the 100th anniversary of surrealism, this book can be thought of as an "inside story" of the movement from someone deeply involved with its founding in the U.S. ![]() ![]() This is a surrealist title, and will tie in with the 100th anniversary of surrealism (dated from André Breton and Philippe Soupault’s 1919 collaborative automatic text, Magnetic Fields). ![]()
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